Foster Furcolo

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Massachusetts_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-09-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Everett,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:children Foster_Furcolo_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1995-01-31
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:electionYear 1956
1960
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Foster Furcolo
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Foster_Furcolo.jpg/220px-Foster_Furcolo.jpg
gptkbp:influenced Massachusetts_politics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:knownFor Advocating for education reform
Supporting civil rights legislation
Promoting_economic_development_in_Massachusetts
gptkbp:legacy Advocacy for public education
Support for minority rights
Economic_policies_in_Massachusetts
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Massachusetts_Senate
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Massachusetts_Civil_Rights_Act
Massachusetts_Education_Reform_Act
gptkbp:occupation Governor
gptkbp:office Governor_of_Massachusetts
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1949
1961
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Christian_Herter
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Newton,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:serviceYears 1942-1945
gptkbp:signature https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Foster_Furcolo_signature.svg/220px-Foster_Furcolo_signature.svg.png
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Furcolo
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Volpe
gptkbp:termEnd 1961-01-05
gptkbp:termStart 1957-01-02